Anxious? Just Vote

A psychiatrist offers some advice for stressful times.

Nov. 4, 2018

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Voting can be logistically confusing for young people who haven’t done it before. Here, students walked near an early voting site on the Florida International University campus.CreditCreditLynne Sladky/Associated Press

To the Editor:

Donald Trump has been great for my small business. I’m a psychiatrist, and my practice has been full since he was elected. Depression and anxiety plague my patients because of the powerlessness they feel about the destruction of the America they hold dear.

The ones whose symptoms have remitted have one thing in common: doing something concrete to oppose him. Taking personal responsibility by taking actions, large and small, has led to a universal sense of relief.